The recent release of Warner Brothers’ Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory to Blu-Ray got me thinking — which Willy Wonky and the Chocolate Factory (or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) do you prefer?

Both adaptations of the book by Roald Dahl have their merits, of course, but personally, I prefer the current remake with Johnny Depp. I grew up with the Gene Wilder original from the 70’s and to be honest there was just always something about it that creeped me out. It was great fodder for the imagination (a chocolate and candy factory all to yourself? Yes, please!) but …read more

I’m sure it comes as a huge surprise that one of my favorite movies is Chocolat. It’s one of those that I can watch at any time and I’ve seen it so many times that I can be doing something else (knitting, sewing, whatever) and not really miss anything.
Now, I’m really not any good at movie reviews. I either like it or I don’t and while it’s easier to talk about face-to-face (”That was a good movie.” “Yep.”) that doesn’t really translate well in writing.
So suffice it say, I really like this movie. It’s original, the acting is great (Johnny …read more